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Where does “unilamellar” come from?

unilamellar (English) comes from English uni-, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unilamellar (English): Having a single layer or lamella

Definitions

  1. Having a single layer or lamella

Ancestry of “unilamellar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishuni-API; one, single
2Latinūni-—
3Latinūnus—
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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